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micro¹

  • /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊ/ UK
  • /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊ/ US

Sounds like Micro · Rhymes with -aɪkɹəʊ

Where it comes from

From micro-, typically as shortened forms for modern words formed with the prefix, ultimately from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

adjective more micro · most micro

  1. Very small in scale or scope. At the micro level, he was a good manager. At the macro level, he failed.

    Opposite: macro

noun micros · microes

  1. abbreviation, clipping, colloquial, countable Clipping of microwave (“microwave oven”). Just put it in the micro for 30 seconds and it's ready to eat.
  2. abbreviation, clipping, colloquial, uncountable Clipping of microeconomics
  3. abbreviation, clipping, countable, dated Clipping of microcomputer If you can possibly afford to spend a few more pounds then you should move up into the next price bracket, where the potential of the home micro starts to be realised.
  4. abbreviation, clipping, slang, uncountable Clipping of micromanagement
  5. abbreviation, clipping, colloquial, countable Clipping of microphile
  6. abbreviation, clipping, colloquial, uncountable Clipping of microphilia
  7. also, attributive, colloquial, countable In the context of microphilia, one who is abnormally very small.

    Similar: tiny

verb micros · microes · microing · micro'ing · microed

  1. abbreviation, ambitransitive, clipping, slang Clipping of micromanage

Micro²

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proper noun

  1. A town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: little, small, small-scale, mini, tiny, slim, partial, petty, slight, minor, junior, young, local, miniature, compact, macro

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noun microwave oven

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Chicago

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@misc{micro_2026,
  title = {micro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/micro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}